The effects of a self-educating blood component request form and enforcements of transfusion guidelines on FFP and platelet usage

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 83-87

  Cheng, G ^a,b   Wong, H F ^a   Chan, A ^a   Chui, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

FFP; platelets; transfusion guidelines

Indexed keywords

FRESH FROZEN PLASMA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD COMPONENT THERAPY; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL AUDIT; PHYSICIAN; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAFF TRAINING; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

EID: 0029767859     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.1996.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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